Extensions

US Patent 9247299, titled "Method and system for television channel group," was issued on January 26, 2016, from application number US14/533,088, filed on November 4, 2014. The patent claims priority from earlier applications, including US11/731,461, filed on April 2, 2007, and US11/804,370, filed on May 19, 2007.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Patent Term Extensions (PTE)

The patent text itself does not explicitly detail any Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) granted. PTA is typically calculated to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during patent prosecution, while PTE can extend the term due to regulatory review processes. The USPTO does not calculate expiration dates for patents, but provides information to help estimate them. PTA information is usually provided with the Issue Notification Letter and indicated on the face of the patent. To determine the exact PTA, one would typically need to consult the patent's official USPTO file wrapper.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

US9247299 is explicitly stated to be a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/804,370, filed on May 19, 2007, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/731,461, filed on April 2, 2007.

Related Family Members

The patent family includes:

• US8863187B2, which issued from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/731,461, filed on April 2, 2007.
• US8925010B2, which issued from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/804,370, filed on May 19, 2007.
• US10623681B2, which is cited by US9247299 and shares the same priority date of April 2, 2007.

Projected Expiration Date

For applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, the term of a utility patent generally lasts 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed, or if it claims priority to an earlier application under 35 U.S.C. §§ 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c), from the filing date of the earliest such application.

In this case, US9247299 claims priority to US11/731,461, which was filed on April 2, 2007. Therefore, the base patent term is calculated from this earliest priority date.

Base Expiration Date = April 2, 2007 (earliest priority date) + 20 years = April 2, 2027.

The "Legal status" section of the patent record states an "Anticipated expiration" date of April 2, 2027. This aligns with the 20-year term from the earliest priority date. This projected expiration date would be subject to any Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and the timely payment of maintenance fees. The patent is currently listed as "Active".